2025 Lions - Who is on the Tour for you?

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

I’m sure they’ll be someone in the comments demanding 15 Welsh players in the starting 23!

My prediction is more foreign born players on tour than actual Englishmen and Welshman combined.

 

[spursincornwall]

I'm sure they'll be someone in the comments demanding 15 Welsh players in the starting 23!

My prediction is more foreign born players on tour than actual Englishmen and Welshman combined.

I'm demanding 15 Welsh players in the starting 23 and I'm Irish

 

[mikebrownsauce1512]

Blair Kinghorn, stand out fullback from the four nations atm feel like he could really become world class.

 

[stevenp]

A.Which Television channel will be broadcasting British & Irish lions 2025 matches in the united kingdom of great Britain and Northern ireland.
B. How much are they paying for the television rights.

Ta

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

A.Which Television channel will be broadcasting British & Irish lions 2025 matches in the united kingdom of great Britain and Northern ireland.
B. How much are they paying for the television rights.

Ta

Your questions are stupid. Learn to use Google.

 

[stevenp]

There is no such thing as a stupid question, just you either like a question or you don't like that question.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

There is no such thing as a stupid question, just you either like a question or you don't like that question.

Unfortunately there is, you’ve spent time typing a question in here only to get a rude response, if you’d have typed that same question into Google (whose job it is to answer your questions) then you’d have the answer by now.

But you’ve now got two reply’s from a smart ass like me.

 

[AlRums]

To ignore the smart arse, sky are the British broadcaster.

https://www.skysports.com/rugby-uni...l-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-tour-of-australia
To get all the games you need to subscribe for two months or miss the first three games (including Argentina) for one month subscription.

According to NowTV one month goes for £34.99

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

To ignore the smart arse, sky are the British broadcaster.

https://www.skysports.com/rugby-uni...l-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-tour-of-australia
To get all the games you need to subscribe for two months or miss the first three games (including Argentina) for one month subscription.

According to NowTV one month goes for £34.99

Thanks Google.

 

[Quel Carreleur]

Also check your local rugby club - mine is doing Breakfast and a pint for £10 for the tests - and still discussing about the warm-ups.
Last night really reminded me how good the atmosphere can be - and that was whilst being the only Bath fan amongst a bunch of Gloucesters, and in a pub, not rugby club!

 

[Deleted member 53362]

Back in 2001 me and a load of team mates went to the up and under in Nottingham to watch the first test and it was absolutely brilliant. If I wasn't 24 years and 3 kids older I would do the same this year.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

I watched the ones years ago at the marchants in rugby. Was steaming by about 1 in the afternoon but had a brilliant time.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...rlong-british-irish-lions-argentina-australia

 

[TRF_Olyy]

@Leonormous Boozer


Wiffy

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

@Leonormous Boozer


Wiffy

That last photo is a bit suspicious in public

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

@Leonormous Boozer


Wiffy

Need a sick emoji on the like feature.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

By a process of elimination I assume the team v Argentina will look something like this:

1. E. Genge P. Schoeman
2. L. Cowan-Dickie
3. F. Bealham
4.M.Itoje.
5. T. Beirne
6. T. Curry
7. J. Morgan
8. B. Earl
9. A. Mitchell T. Williams
10. F.Smith. M. Smith
11. D. Van der Merve
12. S. Tuipolotu B. Aki
13. H. Jones
14.T. Freeman
15. E. Daly

 

[General Melchett]

Think he'll go Aki and Tuipolotu at 12/13 and it wouldn't surprise me if that is the combo in the tests.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Think he'll go Aki and Tuipolotu at 12/13 and it wouldn't surprise me if that is the combo in the tests.

They are both inside centres. Having them both is unbalanced.

 

[General Melchett]

They are both inside centres. Having them both is unbalanced.

Sione can play 13 and often interchanges with whoever is at 12 but is more effective at 12 as he can also be first receiver. I just have a feeling Farrell will want Aki in there.

 

[Rugbyfan564]

 

[Ddanno]

Sione can play 13 and often interchanges with whoever is at 12 but is more effective at 12 as he can also be first receiver. I just have a feeling Farrell will want Aki in there.

I'd go Sione and Jones but I agree, Farrell knows Aki better so he's probably a shoein

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

I love the idea of an Aki - Tuipulotu pairing going forwards but worry about them defensively, particularly on the Australian fast track and against some very athletic backs. They won’t get run through but I could see them getting run around.

 

[General Melchett]

Huwpolotu would be my pick but I'm curious to see what Tuipolutu and Ringrose looks like.

 

[Ddanno]

Huwpolotu would be my pick but I'm curious to see what Tuipolutu and Ringrose looks like.

They should dovetail quite nicely, although I've read that Ringrose has been a bit inconsistent this season - no idea if that's true, there's only so many hours in the day so I can't watch the URC

 

[big ginger 8]

They should dovetail quite nicely, although I've read that Ringrose has been a bit inconsistent this season - no idea if that's true, there's only so many hours in the day so I can't watch the URC

Ringrose has been class all year imo.

I think Ali has fallen off a bit over the course of the season. Certainly he tends to get subbed off in the 55-60 minute period.

George and AOF have left the squad.

 

[AlRums]

https://www.skysports.com/rugby-uni...-squad-ahead-of-first-match-against-argentina

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

With the short prep time surely you’d want your centre combo to be an off the shelf international one, so let’s use the Scottish or Irish one rather than creating a new one right now.

 

[AlRums]

https://www.lionsrugby.com/en/news/the-making-of-finn-russell

 

[General Melchett]

https://www.lionsrugby.com/en/news/the-making-of-finn-russell

This is red meat for Russell haters.

The man gave his boots to a Bath fan in the crowd at Twickenham and gifted a try to a kid from Bath in a major final which probably cost him MOTM.